The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16
DID THE DOG SEES
A strange but WelI-A nth eaticntsd Instance
OF Canine Second Sight. w II XII <

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II has often been said that animals have
as keen q perception and as quick an up.
probation ~ man himself OF anything out
Of the rsual order OF tthinge, or psrtakiDg
In any way OF q .preternatural character.
Whether the whole animal creation are
endowed with this singular sagacity 1t 10
I'm pogaible To ray, and would BIO equally
impopaible 10 prove; but as regards dogs
and horses at any rate-it we are 70 be-
love the many Gtories which have been
related on the very best authoritieg-it 10
certain that those animals have been the
first to recognize--and 10 testify by their
fright and terror the force OF such recog.
nllion-that they are in the presence OF
something beyond theis ken; and the
next step is, with true animal sagacity, 10
seek Baiety In flight, with the usual &C.
commandment Of scared looks, dropped
tails and ears, and dropped heads.
In the following curioun narrative re-
markable instance Ia given OF e dog hav'
ing evidently seen Homething not seen
by either his master or nietfeeg. which
evidently ut frat caused him great delight
| but which, on closer investigation, turned
out to be empty space. and produced in
the dog all tho signs of abject fear. The
peculiar circumstances oil the story, whicl
were related to tho writer by friend
whose word DO can have no reason to
doubt, are simply thefe:
A young lady, Miss p, was on q visit
to family Of iiame and position, Col. aaG
Mrs. c., who occupied large mansion
ia ono OF the home counties. They
poeseesed favorite setter, n pet OF every
hody's, but especially OF Miss F., wht
wau as fond OF the dog as the dog was o
her. Wherever Miss F. went, walk
ing, driving or riding, Flora was euro Il
be close st hind. And in the drawing
room the dog would lt by Mias -
side, laying hor long white nose on I'll,
llady's knee, and look up earnestly in he
isco, making that peculiar sort OF snorin,
in tho noHe which pet dogs often attempt
either to attract attention or to express
love. II, however, Flora was accidental,
shut out from any room III which Mis-
F. happened to 10 she would scsatcl
at the door and whine and cry in p:tiiu
manner until the door waa opened.
MiRa F-hsd been staying with Col
. and Mrs. G----Rbout three or four weeks
when she became suddenly Ill, and deter
mined 10 return without delay 10 he'
homo in the adjoining county. Thithel
she was removed in an invalid carriage
, but although she received eyory possible
care and attention che appeared 10 get NJ
better; her malady vas evidently incIeas
ing daily. .....8
About month after Mius F-had lei
I Col. Go house, he snd his Wits wgr,
one day in their morning.room, which
looked ont on IN extenGtve iawn. Tht
bells OF the neiahboring village chuIct
had bsgun to ring for the usual dali
mat!ne, the time being quarter before IL
aud tho Colonel ard hia wife were p1epa1
ing to sLtend, according to their regu
lar custom, when they observed FloEa-
who wan lying apparently ns!eep, close {,
. the open glass iloors lGudirg to the lawn
raised her head quickly, end. With Cocket
ears and etIaired eyas, looked iDlentl,
down the iswn, az II she eaw connecting
there which attracted hnr attention. Al
at once she jumped up, bounded over thi
grass, anu commenced leSpiDg up two o.
three tinden, expIesaing all those signs o
intense canin9 joy usually exhibited or
meeting, after an absence, eome specially
loved object. In q moment, however, thu
dog ceased her geSturee, dropped hur tai
and head, manlIeating erery aigu OF alb
| iect fear, an1 turning round, rushed back
into the house, Into the room, and CrawleC
under the anFs, wtieuca neither cGIiinl
nor co?xirg on The part Of Mira. c.
could induce her to stir.
| This peculiar conduct on tho part O
Flora, who WEB remarkable for her higE
training and perfect obedience, surprised
and perpttxed both the Colonel and hit
wife quite az much aa tho violent mlni,
featatious Of 10y, followed immediately By
every sign OF the meat crouching terror
all Of which we're wholly understandable
About two houra later il tho day q tale
gram was received by M!a. G-con.aia,
ing the sad and unexpected intelligence
OF the death OF Miss Fat quarter o!
10 that morning.
It may fsirly be asked what conll hGye
caused the dog suddenly to start up and
rush down the lawn With all tho outward
demonstrations OF intense Joy uauh;ly ex.
hibitcd OIL sseing GEd meeting s. loved
friend? Flora, without doubt, must have
eeGn something, or iaucieh che saw BONE.
thing, though Invisible 10 the eyes Of
man; but, finding it bad no taogjhle cub.
stance. her caoipa inatincs told her that
it vas unnatural and unusual, 2rd hence
fear took tho plgce Of Joy. aud nhe sought
refuge in flight. That the ohjscs OF these
tokcrB Of love on tie part OF tho dog
should have passed to her rest Mt the ideu-
I ticat moment they vera exhibited BY the
| fnithfl1l s-i aft 1rhai Flora 10 q nj rntIapra